Update: Death Toll Rises To Ten As Typhoon Hagibis Lashes Japan

TOKYO, Oct 13 (NNN-NHK) – Ten people have died, and around 100 people injured, as of 10:30 a.m. local time (0130 GMT) today (Sunday), as Typhoon Hagibis ripped through Japan, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, with many rivers overflowing into residential areas across a wide area of the country. Meanwhile,…

Saudi Arabia Affirms Receiving Email From Iranian Vessel Hit By Explosions In Red Sea

RIYADH, Oct 13 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia affirmed receiving an email from the Iranian vessel that was hit by explosions on Friday. The General Directorate of Border Guards said, the email was sent to Jeddah Radio at noon, from the captain of the oil vessel SABITI, reporting the incident that…

Two Yemeni Civilians Killed By Houthi Sniping

ADEN, Oct 13 (NNN-SABA) – Two Yemeni civilians were killed on Saturday, during a sniping operation carried out by the Houthis, in the southern province of Dhale. The local security source, said that, a Houthi sniper killed two civilians near their house, in the northern parts of Dhale, where fighting…

30 Civilians Killed During Turkish Military Operation In Northern Syria

DAMASCUS, Oct 13 (NNN-SANA) – At least 30 civilians have so far been killed, in northern Syria since Turkey unleashed a military offensive against the Kurdish militias on Wednesday, a war monitor reported. The civilians were killed as a result of “random” Turkish shelling on several areas in northern Syria,…

Four Daesh Militants Killed In Airstrikes In Eastern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Oct 13 (NNN-NINA) – Four Daesh militants were killed, on Saturday, in airstrikes on their hideouts, in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial official said. Iraqi warplanes conducted airstrikes on three Daesh hideouts near Himreen Lake, in the north of the provincial capital, Baquba, some 65 km northeast…

Saudi Arabia Announces Receiving Additional U.S. Troops

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct 13 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced, on Saturday, the decision to receive additional U.S. troops. The decision was part of the directives of the Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and the historical ties between the two countries, the report quoted the Defence Ministry as…

Ecuador’s Moreno Orders Curfew, Militarisation In Quito

QUITO, Ecoador, Oct 13 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Ecuadorian President, Lenin Moreno, declared on Saturday, curfew and militarisation of the Metropolitan District of Quito, ten days after continuous violent anti-government protests, in the South American country’s capital. “I have ordered the curfew and the militarisation of the Metropolitan District of Quito.…

Namibia Launches Fund To Boost Infrastructure Development

WINDHOEK, Namibia, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Namibia launched the Infrastructure Development and Investment Fund, aimed at mobilising financial resources for infrastructure, for a range of sectors in the country. “The country has a massive deficit of funding for infrastructure. We need to invest in infrastructure, to grow the economy, create…

All Illegal Foreign Troops Must Leave Syria: Putin

MOSCOW, Oct 13 (NNN-TASS) – All foreign military forces, illegally stationed in Syria, must withdraw from the country, Russian President, Vladimir Putin said, in an interview, published on Saturday. “All forces deployed illegitimately inside any sovereign state – in this case Syria – must leave,” Putin told Russian news channel…

Iran Can Help Settle Ankara-Damascus Disputes: Iranian Diplomat

TEHRAN, Oct 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has the capacity to help settle the issues between Turkey and Syria, Ramin Mehmanparast, an Iranian diplomat and former spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said, with reference to recent conflicts and military operation by Turkey in northern Syria. On Wednesday, Turkey launched a…